Leading Middle East MEP company Drake & Scull International Dubai LLC is among the first of the major players to build a new labour camp based on laws aimed at improving the living conditions of workers.The new state of art labour camp at Sharjah will house 3652 employees; it includes all of the facilities expected under the new laws, including separate kitchen and amenity blocks and a health clinic.Drake & Scull Human Logistics Manager Moutaz Okasheh says while the new camp has been designed with the new laws in mind, it also reflects Drake & Scull’s commitment to its workforce.“We recognise that our employees are our most important asset,” he said.The new camp is being built at a total cost of AED 40,000,000 and will open at the end of December 2007.Drake & Scull employs more than 10,000 people in the UAE and Middle East across its total Middle East operations.

About Drake & Scull InternationalDrake & Scull International is an integrated end-to-end service provider in the field of electrical and mechanical engineering and has provided high quality services to clients across the Middle East since 1964. Drake & Scull’s expertise spans from providing complete solutions through design-and-build to engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), as well as the maintenance and operations of District Cooling Plants.